Violin-position guide



Jan. 19 1926. 1,570,457

. F. A. BUA

VIOLIN POSITION GUIDE Filed March 19, 1924 7 xNvENT'oR WITNESS: ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 19, 3.92

UNTED STTES FRANK A. BUA, OF LODI, JERSEY.

VIOLIN-PGSITION GUIDE.

Application led March 19, 1924.

To all whoa t may concern.'

Be it known that I, FRANK A. BUA, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lodi, in the county of Bergen and State of N ew Jersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Violin-Position Guides, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention pertains to violins and analogous musical instruments; and it has for its object to provide a simple. inexpensive and easily applied violin attachment calculated to enable a violin pupil to study with facility the seven positions necessary in violin playing until all are mastered, the attachment being set in each of the positions from the second position to the seventh position in succession.

To the attainment of the foregoing, the invention consists in the improvement as hereinafter described and definitely claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification Figure 1 is a side elevation showing my improvement ou the neck of a violin and as set for the seventh position.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the same.

Figure 3 is an enlarged cross-section taken in the plane indicated by the line 3-3 of Figure 4. e

Figure 4 is a detail section on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is an enlarged cross-section in the plane of line 5*-5 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary section on the line 6-6 of Figure 5.

Similar numerals designate corresponding parts in Iall of the views of the drawings.

The violin body 1 and neck 2 are conventional and need not, therefore, be particularly described.

Among other elements my improvement which is preferably in the form of an attachment, comprises what I designate a position bar 3. The said bar 3 is preferably, though not necessarily, of appropriate instal, and is characterized on its face with properly positioned graduations 4, the said .egraduations 4 being numbered in regular sequence from two to seven the numbering being shown in Figure 2 in Roman characters. In use the bar 3 rests longitudinally of the neck 2 and at the opposite side of the violin strings 5, with reference to the face of the neck 2. At its end adjacent to the violin body 1 the bar 3 is fixed with re- @peet to the guide 6 of the improvement, the

Serial No. 700,340.

said guide 6 being` also preferably of metal and being' flanged at its ends T and 8 to straddle the neck 2, and being provided with an adjustable clamping member 9, and a screw 'l0 bearing in the flange i and backing the member 9. Said member 9 has a portion 9X disposed and movable between flanges 11 at the inner side of the guide 6. Figures 3 and 4. It will also be noted that the guide 6 is equipped at its inner side with a string-engaging pad 12, preferably of flannel.

At its end remote from' the body 1 the bar 3 is retained'in and adjustable through a keeper 13 having` an aperture 14 through which said bar i extends as shown in Figures 1 and 2. The keeper is further previded with an aperture similar to the aperture 14 and which is arranged in advance of the aperture 14 to receive the bar 3when the keeper is adjusted to its uppermost position. Said keeper 13 is carried by a clamp body 15, detachably fixed against the violin head or peg box 16 through the mediiun of a screw 17 and a clamping member 13. the latter appropriately padded at 19 to avert marring of the peg boX 16.

As best shown in Figures and 6. the keeper 13 is iianged at 20, and is pivotally connected at 21 to the clamp body 15. At 22 the flange 2O is slotted for the passage of a headed screw 23 which also extends through the extension 24 on the clamp body 15 and is equipped with a binding nut 25. From this it follows that the keeper 13 may be swung and correctly positioned on the pivot 21 and may then be adjustably fixed in the position desired by tightening of the nut 25.

As before indicated my improvement is shown in Figures 1 and 2 as set for the seventh position, and with this understanding it will be readily understood by those conversant with the playing' of the violin that the device can be readily set in the several necessary positions from position No. 2 to position No. 7.

The position point on the neck 2. and with reference to which the bar 3 is adjustably fixed is shown in Figure 2 and designated by 26.

I have entered into a detailed description of the construction and relative arrangement of the parts embraced in the present and preferred embodiment of the invention in order to impart a full, clear and exact understanding of the said embodiment. I do not desire, however, to be understood as conlining myself to the specific construction and relative arrangement of parts inasmuch as in the future practice of the invention various changes and modifications may be made such as fall within the scope of my invention as defined in my appended claims.

Having described my invention, what l claim and desire to secure by Letters-Batent, is

1. The combination with the neck, hea-d and strings of a violin, of a graduated bar arranged at the opposite side of the strings with reference to the face of the neck and extending longitudinally with respect to said neck, a guide adjustable longitudinally with respect to the neck and securely receiving one end of the graduated bar, an apertured keeper for slidably receiving the op- .posite end of the graduated bar and a clamping means for adjustably associating the keeper and retain the same on the head.

2. The combination with the neck, head and strings of a violiin of a position guide including a graduated bar arranged at the opposite side of the strings to the face of the neck and extending longitudinally of said neck and adjustable relative to a point on the neck, a keeper on the violin head for said bar and means by which the bar is held to and adjustably positioned relative to the neck; the said keeper being hingedly connected to and adjustably fixed on means connecting it to the head and being provided with an aperture for the passage of the bar.

3. The combination with the neck, head and strings of a violin, of a position guide including a graduated bar arranged at the opposite side of the strings to the tace of the neck and extending longitudinally of' said neel: and adjustable relative to a point on the neck, a keeper on the violin head for said bar7 said keeper being adjustable longitudinally and capable of a s r'inging adjustment in a vertical plane and means by which the bar is held to and adjustable longitudinally with respect to the neck; the said means including a guide carrying the bar and adapted to straddle the strings and neck and equipped with means for adjustably fixing it to the neck at points adjacent to the body of the violin.

4l. A position guide bar for violins equipped at one end with a guide, said guide being` flanged at its ends and padded at its inner side and containing` an adjustable clamping member and equipped with a screw bearing in one of its end flanges to operate against said clamping member to adjustably fix the same in position.

A position guide bar for violins equipped at one end with a guide, said guide being flanged at its ends and padded at its inner side and containing an adjustable clamping member and equipped with a screw bearing in one of its end flanges to operate against said clamping member; the said guide also having flanges at its inner side and extending throughout'its length, and the said clamping member having a portion disposed and guided between said flanges.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

FRANK A. BUA. 

